Want to pioneer?

We’re still in the very early pioneering stages. Families joining in this stage need to be up for a challenge, passionate about the project, capable, and able to fit in with the rest of the small group. This stage has a 30 family limit.

If you’re not up for the pioneering stages, don’t worry; you can wait until we’re ready to welcome the rest of the community in! It might be a while until then, so for now, please follow our blogs or Facebook to find out when we’re ready for the next group to apply.

Neve Chabad is in Israel, after all. The culture is entirely different. The language is different. The jobs are different. Family might be far away. It’s difficult, but if you decide to love it, then you probably will.

You, your spouse, and your kids will be up for a huge challenge. We’re starting a new village from scratch. Yeah the community will be awesome, and there’ll be tons of perks, and life will be so fulfilling… But, it will be hard. We won’t know when we’ll be moving next. At the start we may be living in thin walled carravillas. There won’t be a food store or doctor’s office within walking distance. You’ll have to get along with everyone. Your kids will be commuting to school, and you’ll probably be commuting to work. Things can get quite unpredictable. Do you manage well under pressure?

Everyone in the community will be a walking example of what a Chabad Chassid is. It’s especially important that the pioneering group have strong chassidishe values, since the founding group sets the trend for the future.

For the first few years, the Neve Chabad community will be very small. You’ll be seeing the same people every day. This means that you’ll need to be able to make friends easily, and get along with people very well.

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I'm Michal's husband and father of our eight amazing kids. I work as a Sofer Stam and tour guide specializing in Tanach sites and Jewish history. I also love gardening, hiking, and learning and teaching Chassidus.

A PhD candidate in sustainable planning and a Chassid, I live with my wife Rivky in Be'er Sheva. I love learning, and applying new knowledge to everyday use. When I study Chassidut, I try to translate it to simple practical concepts.

I love my family, I think people are awesome, and Chabad Chassidus is my inspiration. My life's goal is to make Neve Chabad thrive beyond imagination. I work at OR Movement for the Development of the Negev & Galilee.

I grew up on shlichus in a small town in Amersfoort, Holland. I dream of raising my kids in a family-oriented community where the children run freely and play in nature, where my husband can keep his gardening hobby, and where the atmosphere is filled with the ways of our Rebbeim.

My family and I made Aliya from South Africa seven months ago. My wife (Leiba) and I have been blessed with four beautiful children, K'H. It has been our dream to return to Eretz Yisroel since our first year of marriage, when we lived in Israel.

Michal Shaffier. Wife of the amazing Aaron Shaffier. Mother of a bunch of blue eyed babies and one green eyed little guy. Chabadnik. Pilates enthusiast. I love exploring Israel and I love listening to people tell their stories.

I am Rivky, married to Ariel, and mother to a beautiful baby boy, Moshe Eitan. I used to work with kids at risk, but now I stay at home, having fun exploring life with my baby. We live in Be'er Sheva, and are part of the amazing community of Neve Chabad.

I grew up moving around the world with my amazing family. Chabad Chassidus captured my heart at a young age. I am now married to Baruch Arky and I’m Menachem Mendel Arky’s mommy. I currently work with Israeli non-profits in fundraising and in my free time I love to learn halacha and do political research.